cathaigh

== Irish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Irish cathaigid. By surface analysis, cath (“battle”) +‎ -aigh. ==== Verb ==== cathaigh (present analytic cathaíonn, future analytic cathóidh, verbal noun cathú, past participle cathaithe) (literary) to fight, battle [with le ‘with’] to tempt ===== Usage notes ===== While the verbal noun cathú is still the ordinary word for “temptation”, the finite verb cathaigh is now rarely used in the colloquial language. ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== (fight, battle): troid, streachail (tempt): cuir cathú ar ==== Further reading ==== Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904), “caṫuiġim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla [Irish and English Dictionary], 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 122 Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “cathaigh”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== cathaigh vocative/genitive singular of cathach m (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of cathach f ==== Adjective ==== cathaigh inflection of cathach: masculine vocative/genitive singular (archaic or dialectal) feminine dative singular === Mutation === === References ===